Crime Roundup: Lake Charles woman charged with child desertion

A 25-year-old Lake Charles woman has been arrested after leaving her two young children alone for more than four hours, city police said.

Deputy Chief Mark Kraus said Octavia Nichole Pichon, 1706 2nd St., was charged with child desertion after leaving her 3 to 4 year old and 1 year old at home unsupervised.

Bond was set at $1,000.

The older child, who was seen eating chips off the floor, was wearing a white T-shirt and nothing else, Kraus said. The 1-year-old was wearing a shirt and had a soiled diaper which “had not been changed recently.”

“Mrs. Pichon stated that she left the children home because they were asleep,” Kraus said. “The children were turned over to Child Protection.”

Westlake man charged with burglary, theft

A 20-year-old Westlake man has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft over $1,500, theft of a firearm, identity theft